Weight-shift trike

N1578M

2006 Homebuilt Navajo

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2006
Serial
01
Class
Weight-shift trike
Engines
Rotax 582DCDI
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Santa Monica, CA
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Registration record

N1578M on the FAA register

Type
2006 Homebuilt Navajo
Serial
01
Engines
Rotax 582DCDI
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Santa Monica, CA
Certificate issued
2007-09-21
Airworthiness date
2008-05-10
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · light-sport
Mode S (hex)
A0E7AC
Mode S (octal)
50163654
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2008-05-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (light-sport)).
  • 2007-09-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N1578M to the current registrant.
  • 2006
    Manufactured (2006).
  • 2004-03-10
    N1578M previously assigned to a Cessna 182P Skylane (s/n 18264376); cancelled.
Overview

About N1578M

N1578M is a 2006 Homebuilt Navajo, serial number 01. It is registered to an individual in Santa Monica, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 21, 2007 and expires on April 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a weight-shift trike, one Rotax 582DCDI engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (light-sport), dated May 10, 2008.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N1578M. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1999-06-10 Accident · Lantana, FL Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · MIA99LA171
Reported aircraft: Cessna 182P — a different aircraft that carried the N1578M registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The poor in-flight planning by the pilot during the approach for a precautionary landing following a power interruption during the downwind leg, resulting in a go-around. A Contributing factor to the accident was the total loss of engine power during the go-around due to water contamination.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.